Concentration New FSW Training
Listed below are different published MidSOUTH FSW Training curricula that are available for download only to MidSOUTH staff. Please submit any questions about this site to <webmaster@midsouth.ualr.edu>.
Optional General Resources for Trainers
- NEW!! Kahoot Tipsheet_How to display answers for classroom visibility on cell phones (PDF)
- Sign In Reminder Flyer (2-2024) (PDF)
- Feelings Thermometer (2-2024)(PDF)
- Updated!! MidSOUTH Curriculum Outline (11-2024) (PDF)
- Six Trumps Infographic (PDF)
- DCFS Cell Phone Policy Flyer (2-2024)
- SOP Language Shift Table (added 1/2025) (PDF)
- DCFS Entry Level Competencies (Full List) (last revised 6-2016)
General Table Copies for Print and Reuse (as needed):
- DCFS All Internal Procedures (updated 3-2025)
- DCFS Master Policy (Updated 07-2024) (PDF)
- DCFS Area Map (Updated 1-2025) (PDF)
- Unit 8: INV
- AR Safety and Risk SDM Manual (Table Copy for Print and Reuse) (Updated 3-2024) (PDF)
Unit 7: Online Only
Unit 8: Investigations
NEW!! Investigations Revision – DR Removed (as of 11/1/2024)
- Trainer Guide (Updated 11-2024) (PDF)
- Trainer Resources (Updated 11-2024) (PDF)
- Participant Manual (Updated 11-2024) (PDF)
- Online Trainer Guide (PDF)
Handouts and Table Copies
- Handouts (Updated 11-2024) (PDF)
- Table Copy Handouts (For Print and Reuse in Classroom) (Updated 11-2024) (PDF)
- Front Binder – Investigator Packet (Updated 11-2024) (PDF)
PowerPoint & Other Media
- NEW!! Day 1 Welcome Slides (PPT)
- Testimony PPT (Updated_9-2024) (PPT)
- Plan and Elements of Maltreatment (PPT)
- Building the Box (PPT)
- Evident Change – Deep Dive – Module 6 (PDF of PPT)
- AR DCS Training Overview (mp4)
- Alyssa Lies (VLC Media MP4)
- Getting Ready for Court (Part 1) (VLC Media MP4)
- Getting Ready for Court (Part 2) (VLC Media MP4)
- Child Protector App_Link to YouTube Video (PDF)
Supplementary (Optional) Trainer Resources (Updated 9-2024)
- AR DCS User Guide (PDF)
- AR DCS Assessment Completion Guide (PDF)
- Wheel Decides (PDF)
- Building the Box_Help (PDF)
DCFS Forms & Publications
- CACD MOU (2024) (PDF)
- PUB 357 – The Child Maltreatment Investigation Determination Guide (revised 8-2024)
DCS Practice Site (Link Updated 9-2024)
Investigations Post Test (PDF)
Investigations Post Test Key (PDF)
Unit 9: In-Home
[Unit 9: Revised Materials]
(Ongoing Tools Rollout: Risk Reassessment Only) – Class Series Starting After May 15, 2025)
- Trainer Guide (Risk Reassessment Update 5-2025) (PDF)
- Trainer Resources (Risk Reassessment Update 5-2025) (PDF)
- Participant Manual (Risk Reassessment Update 5-2025) (PDF)
- Online Trainer Guide (PDF)
Supplementary (Optional) Trainer Resources (Added 5-2025)
- Safety Assessment Key (PDF)
- Risk Assessment Key (PDF)
- Risk Reassessment Key (PDF)
PowerPoint & Other Media
- Risk Reassessment Video Demo (length 4:46)
Handouts and Table Copies
- Good Family Case Plan Handout (PDF)
- FAST Bubble Sheet Handout (PDF)
- AR DCS User Guide Color Handout (PDF)
- AR DCS Assessment Completion Guide Color Handout (PDF)
PowerPoint & Other Media
- DR PowerPoint (Updated 11-2024) (PPT)
- Slipping Through the Cracks (29:18) (mp4)
- AR DCS Training Overview (9:13) (mp4)
- Differential Response Review Kahoot
Supplementary (Optional) Trainer Resources (Updated 4-2025)
- Contracted Providers Flyers (updated 3-2025)
- NEW! St. Francis Ministries Flyer Color Copy (PDF)
- NEW! Youth Advocate (YAP) Flyer Color Copy (PDF)
- NEW! Youth Villages (Intercept) Flyer Color Copy (PDF)
- SafeCare Flyer Color Copy (PDF)
- Triple P Referral Process Flyer Color Copy (PDF)
- Choice Map Poster (PDF)
- Family Advocacy and Support Tool Manual (FAST) (PDF)
DCFS Forms & Publications
- PUB-85_What is DR (PDF)
- DCFS Internal Procedure 202 – Team Decision Making (8/29/24)
- Policy II-G – Team Decision Making
- CFS-355 – TDM Action Plan (11/2024)
- Procedure II-G1 through II-G5
- Procedure II-GI – Team Decision Making Initiation and Referral
- Procedure II-G2 – Team Decision Making Preparation
- Procedure II-G3 – Team Decision Making Meeting
- Procedure II-G4 – Team Decision Making Review
- Procedure II-G5 – Team Decision Making Follow-Up
- Policy II-B through II-B6 – Differential Response
In-Home Services Post Test (Updated 2-2025) (PDF)
In-Home Services Post Test Key (Updated 2-2025) (PDF)
Unit 10: Out-of-Home
[Coming Soon Unit 10: Revised Materials]
(Ongoing Tools Rollout: Risk Reassessment Only) – Class Series Starting After July 17, 2025)
- Trainer Guide (PDF)
- Trainer Resources (PDF)
- Participant Manual (PDF)
- Unit 10 Online Training Guide (PDF)
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Current Materials
- Trainer Guide (Updated 9-2024) (PDF)
- Trainer Resources (Updated 9-2024) (PDF)
- Participant Manual (Updated 9-2024) (PDF)
- Unit 10 Online Training Guide (PDF)
Handouts & Table Copies
- Blank CANS Bubble Sheet (PDF)
- CFS-002: Life Plan & Agreement for Youth in Transition (R. 09-2023)
- Foster Kids Aging Out (PDF)
- OOH Placement Timelines (PDF)
- Boyers Court Report – SOP Language Example (February 2024) (PDF)
- Boyers Affidavit (PDF)
- Boyers Case Plan (PDF)
- Boyers CANS Bubble Sheet Complete (PDF)
- Boyers Extended CANS (PDF)
- CANS Guide Table Copy (2021) (PDF)
PowerPoint & Other Media
- Education_New Worker Training (June 2024) (PPT)
- Transitional-Youth Services (PPT)
- ReMoved Part 3 (mp4)
- AR DCS Training Overview (mp4)
Supplementary (Optional) Trainer Resources
- AMP Handout: “During Meetings, I Can’t Stand it When …” (PDF)
- AMP Handout: Tips for Your Team Meetings (PDF)
- AMP Handout: Top Ten Tips for Engaging with Young People (PDF)
- Foster Care Maintenance Payments Poster (PDF)
- Boyers CHRIS Update (Tamela Placement) (PDF)
- Adoption Competencies (last revised 2-2018) (PDF)
DCFS Forms & Publications
- AR Road to Fostering (R. 04-2024) (PDF)
- AR Road to Adoption (R. 08-2024) (PDF)
- Tip Sheet Working with Non-Custodial and Putative Parents (PDF)
- Medical Passport (PDF)
- Education Folder (PDF)
- QRTP (PDF)
- CFS-002: Life Plan & Agreement for Youth in Transition (R. 09-2023)
- CFS-018: UAMS PACE INTAKE FORM (R. 11-2022)
- CFS-411: AFFIDAVIT (R. 02-2020)
- DCFS Internal Procedure 311: Placement Monitoring for Specialized Placements in Sub-Acute, PRTF, and QRTP
- DCFS Internal Procedure 346.3: ABLE Account Funds
- DCFS Internal Procedure 415: Opening Kinship Homes
- DCFS Internal Procedure 425: Alternate Compliance and Policy Waiver Protocol
- DCFS Internal Procedure 520: Adult Adoption from Extended Foster Care
- PUB 04: Minimum Licensing Standards for Child Welfare Agencies (R. 06-2022)
- PUB 10: Guidebook for Families – Understanding Dependency Neglect Court (R. 05-2024)
- PUB 49: Be Your Own Advocate! The Short List (R. 2015)
- PUB 50: Be Your Own Advocate! A Roadmap (R. 2024)
- PUB 51: Transitional Youth Services Brochure (R. 10-2022)
SDM Resources
- Resource Provider Safety Assessment Fillable (3-2024) (Word)
- AR DCS User Guide (PDF)
- AR DCS Assessment Completion Guide (PDF)